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大爺

大爺

See also: 大爷

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (大爺)		大	爺
simp. (大爷)		大	爷

Noun

大爺

(archaic) patricianor rich people
insolent arrogant people

你是幹活的，我不是请你來當大爺的。別老上班玩遊戲！快幹活去！ [MSC, trad.]

你是干活的，我不是请你来当大爷的。别老上班玩游戏！快干活去！ [MSC, simp.]

Nǐ shì gànhuó de, wǒ bù shì qǐng nǐ lái dāng dàyé de. Bié lǎo shàng bān wán yóuxì! Kuài gànhuó qù! [Pinyin]

You are a worker, you are not a boss. Do not just play game, go to work.
(regional, Northern China) elder (paternal) uncle, one's father's older brother
(polite) old man

Synonyms

(paternal uncle) 伯伯 (bóbo), 伯父 (bófù)

Related terms

大娘 (dàniáng)